A winter storm that contributed to at least five deaths in the Midwest pummelled the mid-Atlantic region for a second day, bringing with it an icy mix that knocked out power, cancelled flights and contributed to hundreds of car accidents.

WATCH: Boston marks 100th anniversary of molasses flood

2019-01-14 22:48

A century ago a tank containing 8.7 million litres of molasses ruptured, sending out a massive wave that flattened Boston's North End neighbourhood in what became known as the Great Molasses Flood of 1919.

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